Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing (SCM) 25A introduces several key features and enhancements designed to improve efficiency, enhance the user experience, and facilitate AI integration.
Key Features and Enhancements
AI-Driven Capabilities:
- Generative AI in Procurement: AI agents assist in drafting and refining negotiation messages, enhancing communication with suppliers.
- AI in Manufacturing: Users can query uploaded documents using AI agents for quick answers, streamlining decision-making in production processes.
Redwood Experience Expansion:
- Redwood Supplier Portal: A new, intuitive portal improves supplier interactions with a modern UI for managing requisitions and negotiations.
- Shopping Cart Experience: Enhanced search and filter options for requisition lines, making procurement tasks more user-friendly.
- Inventory Management: Create and update requisition movement requests directly in the Redwood UI, simplifying workflows.
Inventory and Order Management:
- Flexible Order Pricing: Specify a pricing date on the order header to ensure accurate pricing, improving financial accuracy.
- Enhanced Returns: Return sales orders even if lot or serial numbers are out of sequence, increasing flexibility.
- Actual Delivery Tracking: Record actual delivery dates post-shipment confirmation, updating sales order fulfillment lines for precise invoicing. New fields include Actual Delivery Date and Delivery Recipient.
Manufacturing and Maintenance:
- Maintenance Supervisor Workbench: Streamlined scheduling and exception management with restrictions ensuring operations are completed only by assigned resources in sequence.
- Reassignment Flexibility: Allows reassignment or self-assignment of operations, maintaining sequential completion.
Procurement and Integration:
- Updated REST Resources: New and improved REST APIs for Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement and Self-Service Procurement, enhancing integration with external systems.
- Supplier Collaboration: Improved tools for real-time supplier communication, reducing delays and optimizing procurement cycles.
Sustainability and Analytics:
Sustainability Data Capture: Continued focus on capturing granular sustainability data to meet reporting requirements, building on prior releases.
Real-Time Visibility: Enhanced analytics for monitoring inventory, order statuses, and supplier performance, supporting proactive decision-making.
Summary
The 25A release emphasizes AI-driven productivity, Redwood UI adoption for a better user experience, and flexible workflows in procurement, inventory, and manufacturing. These updates aim to create a more resilient and responsive supply chain.
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